1985 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1985 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Collins, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC.^[1]

1985 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins (4th season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator	Bill Clay (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Texas Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Running back Reggie Dupard was honored as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, and Jerry Ball was selected to the third-team by the Associated Press.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	UTEP*	No. 3	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 35–23	24,611	[2]
September 28	at TCU	No. 6	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 56–21	42,414	[3]
October 5	at Arizona*	No. 3	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 6–28	52,114	[4]
October 12	No. 19 Baylor	No. 16	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 14–21	42,112	[5]
October 19	at Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 37–13	21,761	[6]
October 26	No. 19 Texas		Texas Stadium Irving, Texas	W 44–14	56,874	[7]
November 2	at Texas A&M	No. 20	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 17–19	54,597	[8]
November 9	Rice		Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	W 40–15	20,014	[9]
November 16	Texas Tech		Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 9–7	29,476	[10]
November 23	at No. 18 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 9–15	51,644	[11]
December 7	at No. 4 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 13–35	73,284	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game